Howard Schultz pauses presidential campaign efforts after back surgeries

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks who began building an independent campaign for president earlier this year, announced on Wednesday that he was pausing his bid after undergoing three back surgeries this spring.

"Today, I am feeling much better, and my doctors foresee a full recovery so long as I rest and rehabilitate. I have decided to take the summer to do just that," Schultz said in an email to supporters.

While campaigning in Arizona in April, Schultz said he began to experience acute back pain. He subsequently underwent three surgeries.

"I take this detour from the road reluctantly. My concern for our country’s future remains, as does my belief that the American people deserve so much more from our elected officials," he wrote in the email.

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Take all the recovery time you need, like the next two years maybe.